Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Wednesday, April 13, 1983/The Bat+aIion/Page 13 ack on the road Brock says softball team ‘rejuvenated’; ready for SHSU, Diamond Invitational tournament Vhen ik Uress. tterbii Herbfl by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff jtresh from a weekend of suc- *$s at home, the Texas A&M omen’s softball team is bound ir Huntsville today for a dou- yheader with tough Sam :,un( i' jouston State. Almost as soon as the Aggies turned from a grueling two- eekroad trip, they hit the road for today’s double-header wntouBvell as this weekend’s 11 3iii janiond Invitational in Albu- ■ ( 1 Ire fcr(|ue, NM. sglassB* But softball coach Bob Brock Ihe thinks the week home |pt' (| rejuvenate his weary Tand better prepare him for upcoming road trip, j thought we had done the 1 things to improve Ives since we got home,” Ik said. “The biggest thing Shan McDonald — hoping to regain form this week that I guess you’ll notice is we did work on hitting and it defi nitely showed in the tourna ment. “I think as long as we play some good defense and play as a team and keep hitting the ball... we’re going to be awful hard to beat.” The Aggies proved not only hard to beat, but impossible to beat, as they won all seven games during the Aggie Invitational last weekend, including a title winning victory over ninth- ranked Utah State. And the Aggies also beat Sam Houston in the tournament at Travis Park. Nevertheless, Brock said he has respect for the scappy Division II club. “I think Sam Houston is an excellent ball club,” Brock said. “They’re well-coached, and they give everything they’ve got — especially when they play the Aggies. They play each game as if it’s the World Series, and of course, we do too.” Brock said senior Lori Stoll will pitch the first game and Shan McDonald, who missed several games with a shoulder injury, will handle the duties in the second against Sam Houston. Sam Houston was the only NCAA Division II team that played in the Aggie Invitational, and they played well enough to advance to championship brack et play. Brock said he was pleased with the improvement the Aggies showed during their brief home stand and praised their almost flawless defensive play, but he’s still looking for im proved hitting. See SOFTBALL page 15 ictkggie baseball team’s downfall 4,ias players looking for answers )6S| by John P. Lopez Battalion Staff Ben “The Shadow” probably l "" r : feh't know what evil lurks in f hearts of the Aggie baseball mml ilering tear-old on theli >f Jenna supposed to have a terrible re cord this year, with just a few starters returning and absolute ly no pitching depth. Whafs puzzling for the Aggies is that they are falling flat on their faces after a surprising ly good start. In the early part of the sea son, the Aggies defeated both Cal State-Fullerton and Maine — both ranked in the top 20 na tionally. And they broke into the top 20 themselves after hitting and fielding their way to an 18-4 record. It seemed nothing could stop Texas A&M’s run to the top of the standings. MiiiillH Well, maybe it’s not “evil,” but jflever posseses the 1 exas m team certainly isn’t good, ■he Aggies have lost nine jpseanive Southwest Confer- games and are quickly be ing known as “chokers” in lulch. ferhaps the problem with the les is not that they’re falling J of their pre-season expec- bns — they’re not. They were Nothing, that is, but the Aggies themselves. Texas A&M second baseman Clint Heard said the entire team can be blamed for the downfall. “I really don’t think you can put your; finger down on one thing,” he said. “It’s probably two or three things. We’re just snakebit. I’ve never seen any thing like it. We get a big lead on a team and we don’t hold it. If there’s ever a chance for the other team to make a big play then they will.” To say the least. In their last three games, the Aggies scored 24 runs — and lost all three games. “It’s a tough pill to swallow,” Heard said. “You keep saying to yourself‘How the hell did we get beat?’ Lady Luck just isn’t very good to us.” Aggie right fielder Kevin Smith is also confused about Texas A&M’s downfall, but has his own thoughts on luck. Smith said: “I’m a firm believ er that you make your own luck.” Then what is the problem, Kevin? “We just don’t seem to have a leader on this team. But then See BASEBALL page 15 staff photo by David Fisher Texas A&M’s Rose Ruffino, shown rest of the Aggie softball team are in here against McNeese State, and the Huntsville today to play SHSU. Women golfers in fifth at Sun Devil Invitational The Texas A&M women's golf team is in fifth place after two rounds in the Sun Devil Invita tional in Phoenix, Ariz. TCU leads the field of 21 teams with a score of (103. SMI is second with OK), Tulsa third with 021 and Lamar is fourth with 022. 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